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    What does “humid” mean?

    Humid: when the air has the texture of a damp towel.

    Full of moisture: air that feels thick, sticky and slow to let sweat dry.

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    “It’s only 80 but it’s so humid.”

    More about humid

    The number that tells you how humid it feels is the dew point, not the relative humidity. A dew point in the 50s°F feels comfortable, the 60s start to feel sticky, and 70°F and up feels like walking through soup.

    What I think of humid

    • Humid: when the air has the texture of a damp towel.
    • Humidity is the weather’s way of making 80°F feel personal.
    • Humid days: the air is 40% water and 60% regret.

    Words people compare it with

    • Muggy: Warm, damp and airless: humid weather that feels heavy.
    • Dew point: The temperature the air would have to cool to before its moisture condenses into dew.
    • Sultry: Hot and humid, heavy, close air on a summer day or night.
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